Re:Programming languages endorsed for server-side use at Meta
by chakkepolja on Thursday July 28, 2022 @08:52PM
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I indeed agree that Go can be used for many systems and adjacent purposes, and is used for many DB engines and network stack stuff pretty well.
But it's relatively more abstract and gives less control than C++/zig/rust. I was just comparing and contrasting the marketing.
Go was once marketed as systems language even if the authors intended it more for systems adjacent stuff. Now everyone advertises their language can write web services it seems. I mean why is it out of fashion to just admit a language is mainly intended for low level stuff?
But it's relatively more abstract and gives less control than C++/zig/rust. I was just comparing and contrasting the marketing.
Go was once marketed as systems language even if the authors intended it more for systems adjacent stuff. Now everyone advertises their language can write web services it seems. I mean why is it out of fashion to just admit a language is mainly intended for low level stuff?